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White House plan targets methane emissions
2014-03-28 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The White House announced a wide-ranging plan Friday aimed at cutting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, landfills and other sources, part of President Barack Obamas strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. The White House plan, which could lead to several new regulations on energy production and waste management, comes amid concerns about increased methane emissions resulting from an ongoing boom in drilling for oil and natural gas. Methane is a...
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White House releases strategy to reduce methane emissions
2014-03-28 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Digital: Reducing methane emissions is a powerful way to take action on climate change; and putting methane to use can support local economies with a source of clean energy that generates revenue, spurs investment, improves safety, and leads to cleaner air. In his Climate Action Plan, President Barack Obama directed the Administration to develop a comprehensive, interagency strategy to cut methane emissions and on March 28 the White House released its strategy. Currently, methane accounts for nearly...
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Will the White House Crack Down Gas Emissions?
2014-03-28 12:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House on Friday opened the way to cutting emissions of methane from the oil and gas industry, saying it would study the magnitude of leaks of the powerful greenhouse gas. The announcement seemed designed to please the international communitywhich is meeting in Yokohama to finalize a blockbuster climate reportas well as environmental groups suing to force the Obama administration to regulate the oil and gas industry. The new strategy announced by the White House on Friday did not immediately...
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Everything You Need To Know About The White Houses New Plan To Cut Back On A Powerful Greenhouse Gas
2014-03-28 11:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: As part of President Barack Obama`s plan to address climate change without legislation from Congress, the White House on Friday announced a new strategy to combat emissions of methane - a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide - from landfills, agriculture, and the fossil fuel industry. The announcement was less a proposal of new, sweeping regulations, and more of a pledge to study methane and set the path for potential regulations. President Obama`s top energy and climate aide...
White House tackles methane emissions in sweeping strategy
2014-03-28 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration is ordering federal agencies to take on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane in an effort to fight climate change. The sweeping interagency plan highlights new steps the administration will take to cut emissions across a number of industries, including energy and agriculture. The long-awaited methane strategy provides no hard timeline for a proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The agency will begin working on series of white papers this...
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